In 2012 the European Commission started a three year campaign for Sustainable Urban Mobility, to battle the alarming level of congestion of cars in cities and towns across Europe. Velomobiles presents one of the emphasized actions in the campaign. Velomobiles are human powered vehicles that offer a fast and comfortable cycling for all kinds of weather conditions.

Today, on a sparkling sunny Grand Place, in Brussels, representatives from ECF and the European Commission were present to wave off a group of 30 Velomobile riders. Coming from nine different countries they are riding through five EU countries as they demonstrate this unique and exciting mean of transportation. The group started in Leer, in Germany and will be going through Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Germany before they return to Leer in about two weeks. ECF Secretary General Bernhard Ensink and Sven Damman from the European Commission welcomed the cyclists to Brussels.

“我想向您保证，我们为所有成员努力工作，并为骑自行车的人的正确基础设施工作，我们需要为骑自行车的人提供良好的基础设施。”

"I would like to offer you all a EuroVelo map, so you can cycle across Europe where the best infrastructure for cycling is found", said Bernhard Ensink and thanked the team for coming to Brussels. He further continued,“谢谢大家来布鲁塞尔，向世界展示我们可以用velomobiles做些什么”。

斯文·达姆曼（Sven Damman）还向巡回骑自行车的人提供了对布鲁塞尔的最热烈欢迎，并说"We are very happy to see you here and really congratulate you on your sporty endeavors and also for showing that cycling is great way to not just cover short distances but also long distances".He further encouraged the cyclists to get involved in their local cycling policies and talk to people about cycling. Mr. Damman also highlighted the use of thecycling lexicon当跨国旅行并提及欧盟为骑自行车和基础设施的发展所做的事情时。

The welcome committee wished the cyclists a safe and pleasant journey waved them off as they made their way out of Grand Place maneuvering through the crowds of curious onlookers and tourists.

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安妮特·克里斯蒂安森在欧洲骑自行车的联合会担任传播助理，并乘坐古老的二手经典荷兰自行车在布鲁塞尔附近骑车。

She holds a Masters-degree in European Tourism Management (EMTM），专门从事骑自行车的旅游业。